A very warm start to the month, with maximum temperatures well above average until the 10th.

From then onwards we had colder and chilly days with a very wet period on the 23rd and 24th. Rainfall on the 23rd was 39.5mm, and 22.5mm on the 24th.

Outlook
The outlook towards the end of October is for a more settled spell of weather, with occasional showery outbreaks. Further into next month is quite difficult to predict.

The jet stream is further south than normal for this time of year which can either lead to cold, dry frosty weather or, if it moves a little further to the north, a very wet and windy spell of weather. It is very finely balanced at the moment.